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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Theoharides, Kathleen (EEA) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 13, 2018 1:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <br>
<b>Subject:</b> MVP town hall and information session next week<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Come join Secretary Beaton and staff at EEA to learn more about MVP Planning Grants and our new Action Grants and to talk with state officials and other cities and
towns about the impacts of extreme weather and climate change in your community. This is the first in a series of information sessions and Town Hall discussions that will be held around the state following an
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-announces-availability-of-5-million-in-climate-vulnerability">
announcement</a> of a $5 million dollar program expansion in 2018. More dates and locations are forthcoming in late April and May.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">The grant RFR’s are posted here:
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/alerts/mvp-planning-and-designation-program#719636">
https://www.mass.gov/alerts/mvp-planning-and-designation-program#719636</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Katie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="184" height="184" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3D32B.AF62AB50" alt="eea_logo.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">You’re invited to join
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">When:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"> Wednesday, April 18,
2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Where:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"> MassWildlife Field
Headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA 01581<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">For a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Information Session and Town Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">To RSVP or for Questions please contact
<b>Meg Colclough in EEA Public Affairs: 617.626.1110<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:green"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Katie Theoharides<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Secretary of Climate Change<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">100 Cambridge Street | Suite 900, Boston, Ma| 617.626.1144<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Katie Theoharides<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Secretary of Climate Change<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">100 Cambridge Street | Suite 900, Boston, Ma| 617.626.1144<o:p></o:p></p>
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